Belvidere North is 9-1 against Rockford Auburn since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Belvidere North Blue Thunder will head out on the road to take on the Rockford Auburn Knights at 4:30 p.m. Belvidere North will be strutting in after a win while Rockford Auburn will be coming in after a loss.
In what's become a running theme this season, Belvidere North gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Belvidere as Belvidere North made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Belvidere North.
Ava Morris was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Morris has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Morris was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Josie Yakey was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was McKenzie Culvey, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Rockford Auburn came up short against Hononegah on Wednesday and fell 6-3.
Rockford Auburn saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Parr, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Belvidere North is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Rockford Auburn, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Belvidere North has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Rockford Auburn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Belvidere North came up short against Rockford Auburn when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Belvidere North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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